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COMBINED CORN PLANTER AND GRAIN DRILL.

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COMBINED CORN PLANTER AND GRAIN DRILL.

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HENRY DILLER, OF YALE, KANSAS.

COMBINED CORN-PLANTER AND GRAlN-DRiLL.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 290,670, dated December25, 1883, Application filed April 16, 1883. (No model.)

This invention relates to a combined cornplanter and grain-drill, andhas for its object to provide a simple and efficient machine in whichthe parts can be readily adjusted and removed to enable the machine toperform its double function at different times.

In the drawings, Figure l is a plan view of the machine with its partsadjusted so as to adapt it for use as a corn-planter. Fig. 2 is a sideView of the same. Fig. 3 is a vertical longitudinal sectional view ofthe machine with the parts in the same position. Fig. 4 is a transversevertical sectional view taken through the main axle of the machine whenin use as a corn-planter, and looking toward its front end. Fig. 5 is adetail vertical sectional View taken through one of the seedhoppers fromfront to rear. Fig. 6 is a detail horizontal sectional View takenthrough one of the seed-hoppers on the line at 00, Fig. 5. Fig. 7 is avertical transverse sectional view taken through the seed-hoppers andadjacent mechanism. Fig. 8 is a plan view of the machine with its partsadjusted so as to adapt it for use as a grain-drill. Fig. 9 is a sideview of the machine in use as a grain-drill. Fig. 10 is a verticaltransverse sectional view taken through the grain-box and looking towardthe rear end of the machine. Fig. 11 is a detail vertical sectional viewtaken through the grain-box and one of the drills from front to rear.Fig. 12 is a longitudinal sectional view takenthrough the gear mechanismby which the shaft of the grain-box is operated.

Referring to the drawings, A designates the rear frame of the machine,which comprises side beams, B B, and a rear cross connectingbeam, 0.

D is the front frame, which comprises side beams, E E, and afront crossconnecting-beam, F.

7 To the front frame, 1), is secured the pole or tongue G, and across-piece, H, is arranged on the beams E E of the said frame, thepurpose of which will be hereinafter described.

At the rear ends of the beams E E is arranged a transverse plank, I,above which the seed-hoppers or grain-box are arranged to be placed inposition, and the beams E E are pivoted at their rear ends, J, to thefront ends, K, of the beams B B, as shown at L. The front and rearframes are thus hinged together, and vertically-disposed plates M M arearranged at the joints L, and are provided with horizontalbottomextensions or flanges, N, that project under the front ends of the beamsB B,

and serve to limit the downward movement of 6 5 the front end of thefrontframe.

To the rear edge of the transverse plank I is pivoted or hinged, asshown at 0, an upwardly and rearwardly extending beam, 1?, supported atits rear end by a rod or loop, Q, hinged at its bottom It on the beam 0,and hinged at its top S to the under side of the beam 1?. The said beam1? will not interfere with the movement of the front and rear frames ontheir hinges, and it is provided at its top end with a horizontal plankor extension, T, having a longitudinal slot, U, in which the shank Vofthe seat V is adjustable by means of a nut, X, working on the saidshank. Two beams, Y Y, are arranged to project rearwardly from the plankI at each side of the beam 1?, to provide foot-rests for the driver whenhe is mounted in the seat W.

Z is the axle of the machine, which has its bearings A A on the beams BB.

On the axle are arranged the wheels 13, having their hubs provided withteeth or ratchets C the said wheels being retained in position by meansof coiled springs D arranged on the axle, and having their tensioncontrolled by collars E, that are adjustable on the axle by means ofset-screws F andare provided with teeth or ratchets G adapted to engagethe ratchets G The said collars being secured on the axle, the wheels,as they move forward, will turn the latter by reason of their ratchets Cengaging the teeth or ratchets of the collars; but when the wheels movebackward in backing the machine their teeth will slip past the teeth onthe fixed collars and the axle will not be turned. The springs D forcethe teeth of the wheels and the fixed collars into en- 2 QQNDJEW?gagement, and by means of the said collars the wheels can be adjusted toany desired position on the axle.

In sowing grain with this machine the wheels are to be arrangedequidistant-1y on the axle, so that one wheel will follow just in rearof each drill; but in planting corn the two wheels nearest the side ofthe machine are to be adj usted closely together and be provided with abroad band or tire, H, that will follow just in rear of the shoes of thecorn-planter mech anism at the front of the machine and cover the cornas it is planted. The band H is formed by a curved elastic strip havingin turned flanges I at its ends, which flanges project inwardly when thesaid band is arranged on the wheels, and the flanges of the two ends ofthe strip are secured together by bolts J to retain the band on thewheels.

These flanges also serve to retain the band H from lateral displacement.

K is a transverse bar, that is provided with a scraping-plate, L", andis journaled in plates M M having slots N, by which the said plates areadjustable on the beams B B by means of bolts 0 and nuts I The said barK is arranged transversely in rear of the wheel, and is provided with arod or handle, Q, in easy reach of the driver, by which it can beoperated to be brought in contact with the rims of the wheels to scrapethe same.

It may be here stated that the bands II can be provided with smallinturned flanges B around its outer edges at its periphery, to serve asan additional guard against lateral displacement of the said bands.

7 hen in use as a corn-planter, bottom plates, S having vertical sideflanges, T T, downwardly-extending flange U slot V and seed opening WVare secured to the plates M M by means of bolts X To the flanges T T aresecured the flanges Y Y on the bottom of the hopper Z by bolts A thehoppers being provided witha bottom plate, B above the said flanges Y",in which is formed a segmental opening, 0.

Between the bottom plates, S and 13'', the slide D works. This slide hasa slot or opening, E, into which enter the heads F F of twospring-plates, G G, these heads engaging a disk, H having notches I inits periphery.

This notched disk H works in the slot E, between the plates S and B",and as the slide reciprocates its spring-plates G G engage the notchesof the said disk and cause it to turn on its pivot J. The corn will,therefore, as the slide reciproeates, pass through the opening into thenotches of the disk H and be carried by the latter around to the openingNW, from which it is dropped.

From the opening NV extends the tube K that is secured at its top to theunder side of the plank I, and has the shoe L bolted to a flange, M, atits bottom. In this tube K is arranged a pivoted plate or partition, Nadapted to turn on its pivot 0 to alternately close the open lower end,1?, of the tube at each side. This plate N has a lateral extension, Q,at its top, which projects through an opening, R in the said tube, andis engaged by the bifurcated lower end, S of a lever, T, that isfulcrumed on the edge of the plank I, as shown at U. By the vibration ofthis lever the plate N is turned on its pivot, to alternately drop thecorn as it falls from the seedopening in the bottom of the hopper intothe said tube K. The lever T is operated by the reciprocation of theslide by means of two flanges, V V, that project from the bottom of thelatter through the slot V, and are engaged by the top end, V of the saidlever. The shoe-plate L" is removable, and has its top end, X", securedto the beam F.

It is understood that a hopper, with its slide, tube, lever, shoe, andother seeding mechanism, is arranged at each side of the machine, andthe slides of the seeding n1echanisms are connected by a rod or bar, Yso that both slides are operated by one movement. The reciprocation ofthe slide is effected by a rock-lever, G the lower end, A*, of whichengages a socket, B, on the said slide, the lever being provided with acrossbar, G, that forms the fulcrum of the lever, and has its bearing ina curved plate, D, projecting from the top of the hopper. A removableseat, E, having a stem or support, F, is adapted to be fitted in asocket, G*, on the plank I, and serve for the slide reciproeator oroperator.

I do not wish to be understood as limiting myself to the exactconstruction of seeding mechanism herein shown, as any reciprocat in'gslide mechanism is adapted to be used on my improved machine.

When it is desired to use the machine as a grain-drill, the seedingmechanism is removed by simply disconnecting the hoppers from themachine, and by removing the seat E, levers T and adjusting the wheels.The tubes and shoes of the seeding mechanism can be left 011 themachine, if desired. The grain-tubes H* are placed in position, and arebrought up under the perforations or grain-openings I in the plank'I,and secured in this place between ears or lugs J on the rear edge of thesaid plank by a cross-pin, IQ.

To the front of the grain-drills H are pivoted rods L, that extend up toand between lugs or ears M on the front edge of the crosspiece H, andare retained in position by a cross pin, N", passing through any one ofthe series of perforations O in the said rods L". The transversegrain-box I is secured above the plank I by having the flanges or platesQ at its ends bolted to the plates MllI. The grain-box l? is providedwith a longitudinal shaft, It, having suitable grooves, S, and workingthrough blocks T* inside the said boX P. As the shaft revolves, thegrain is carried in the said grooves under the blocks to the dishedbottom U, and through openings in the latter, which openings aredesignated by V* and Vt To provide for operating the said rotary shaft1%, a wheel or disk, X", is secured to its outer end, Y, and providedwith three or more series of cogs, Z", on its outer face. A block, A isswiveled on the end Y and is provided with a slot, 13, in which isarranged to slide a bearing-block, C the latter being adjustable bymeans of a set-screw, D working through the end of the block A On theend of the axle is secured a wheel or disk, E, provided, like the disk Xwith three or more series of cogs, F on its outer face.

G is a shaft for communicating the motion of the disk E', as the axlerevolves, to the disk X, to turn the shaft R. The shaft G is providedwith a pinion, H at its rear end, and with a pinion, P, at its frontend. These pinions H and I are adjustable on their said shaft by meansof set-screws J 5 and K respectively.

By means of this adjustment of the pinions they can be caused to meshwith any one of the series of cogs on the said disks, and, as thecircumference of these series varies according to the distance of theseries from the center of the disk, the number of turns of the shaft Rto one revolution of the axle is regulated, so that more or less graincan be sown at will. The front end, L of the shaft G has its bearingagainst the adjustable block 0 while the rear end, M of the said shafthas its bearing in a socket, N in the bottom of a lever, 0 thatisfulerumcd inv a bracket, P projecting from the beam B, and has its upperend adjustable in a rack, Q, also projecting from the beam 13. Byoperating this lever the pinion H can be thrown into or out ofengagement with the disk The front frame is preferably supported upon acaster-wheel, 13", as shown.

The operation and advantages of my invention will be readily understoodby reference to the foregoing description, taken in connection with thedrawings hereto annexed. It is exceedingly simple in operation andconstruction, and can be transformed from a cornplanter into agrain-drill by simply changing a few of the parts, as above specified.

I claim as my invention 1. The combination, with the wheels adj ustableon the axle, of the broad band or tire having inturned flanges at itsends, the said band being arranged around the two wheels after they arebrought near together, with its end flanges projecting inwardly, andsecured together to retain the band on the wheels and obviate lateraldisplacement, as set forth.

2. As an improvement in combined cornplanters and grain-drills, thecombination of the frame of the machine, the rotary axle, the pairs ofwheels adapted to slide on the axle, and having the ratchet-faced hubs,the clutchcollars adjustable on the axle by means of setscrews, thecoiled springs arranged around the axle, and the broad band H", havinginturned flanges, by which it is arranged to straddle two of the wheelsto form a broad removable coverer, substantially as and for the purposeset forth.

3. The combination of the rotary shaft E, the disk Xi secured thereon,the block A swiveled on the end of shaft R2 and having slot 13, thebearing-block G sliding in the slot, the set-screw D working against thebearingblock to adjust the same, the rotary operating shaft or axle, thedisk E secured thereon, the shaft G the adjustable pinions H and Ihaving the set-screws J 5 and K and the lever 0 having the socket Nsubstantially as and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixedmy signature in presence of two witnesses.

HENRY DILLER.

Vitnesses:

D. W. CHASE, E. M. Porrnnn.

